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Class 33/297 - Reticle


Subclass of Class 33 - Geometrical instruments
Definition: Device including a system of lines, dots, cross hairs or
No. of patents: 31
Last issue date: 06/14/2011


NumberTitleIssue Date
7958643Reticle
A reticle comprises a horizontal section having horizontal section horizontal lines broken by horizontal section gaps between the horizontal section horizontal lines. A vertical section has vertical section vertical lines broken by vertical section gaps between the ...
06/14/2011
7877886Reticle for stadiametric rangefinding
A reticle for stadiametric rangefinding has a horizontal crosshair and a vertical crosshair that are attached to an optical element. The optical element defines an optical axis and a field of view. The crosshairs intersect perpendicularly at a location that is offse...
02/01/2011
7397252Measurement of critical dimension and quantification of electron beam size at real time using electron beam induced current
A method for accurately measuring feature sizes and quantifying the beam spot size in a CDSEM at real time is provided. The inventive method is based on a scanning microscope and it works on both conductive and non-conductive features. The measurement of conductive ...
07/08/2008
7337552Method and apparatus for registration with integral alignment optics
A method and apparatus for front to back substrate registration is described. Alignment characteristics of features on surfaces of substrates can be used to physically align substrates with a multiplicity of integrated alignment optics. Measurement of offsets of the...
03/04/2008
7325354Weapon aiming device
A weapon aiming system may utilize a laser diode and a reflective coating on an optical element to generate a red dot aim point for a shooter with a bright view to the target with minimal color distortion. The optical element may utilize an off-axis parabolic lens t...
02/05/2008
7310904Method and means for adjusting the scope of a firearm
A scope adjustment calculating apparatus and method for calculating adjustment to a scope on a firearm is disclosed. The scope adjustment calculating device displays multiple input criteria including: a plurality of division of minute of angle for a scope, a plurali...
12/25/2007
7225578Aiming sight having fixed light emitting diode (LED) array and rotatable collimator
An aiming sight includes a controller, a power supply, an LED array, and a collimator. The power supply powers the LEDs to turn-on and turn-off, and powers the collimator to rotate. The collimator rotates to different rotational positions while the controller, the p...
06/05/2007
7222432Method of assembling reticle module
A method of assembling a reticle module comprising a first element and a second element is provided. The method includes the following steps. First, a collimated beam of light shines on a first reticle of the first member and a second reticle of the second member to...
05/29/2007
7194838Reticle for telescopic gunsight and method of using
A gunsight reticle defines a system of dimensioned indicia spaced at specific separations to improve aiming accuracy of a gun. The indicia may include perpendicularly intersecting center vertical and center horizontal hairlines, and four (or more or less) horizontal...
03/27/2007
7162825Method and means for adjusting the scope of a firearm
A scope adjustment calculating apparatus and method for calculating adjustment to a scope on a firearm is disclosed. The scope adjustment calculating device displays multiple input criteria including: a plurality of division of minute of angle for a scope, a plurali...
01/16/2007
7100320Reticule
The present invention is a reticule featuring both rapid close quarters target acquisition and precise distance shooting functionality. The reticule features a broad central aiming ring and four sets of aiming point indicating dots. The lowest set comprises dots of ...
09/05/2006
7082690Ambient light collecting sight pin for a bow sight
Ambient light collecting sight pins for a bow sight, wherein the sight pins comprise coiled fiber optic filaments for effectively harnessing diminutive amounts of ambient light and magnifying same to a useable light source capable of assisting hunters in sighting th...
08/01/2006
6868615Telescopic weapon aiming system
A telescopic optical sight for aiming a weapon at a target is described. The telescopic optical sight comprises an eyepiece, a first reticule, a second reticule spaced laterally from said first reticule, and at least one object lens. The first and second reticules a...
03/22/2005
6807742Reflex sight with multiple power sources for reticle
A reflex sighting device for day and night sighting including an ambient light collector assembly and sources of artificial light for providing illumination for a reticle pattern for sighting and with at least one of the sources of artificial light being electricall...
10/26/2004
6745484Reticle, and pattern positional accuracy measurement device and method
A positional accuracy measurement pattern is formed such that the position of an edge portion required to have high positional accuracy in a device pattern and the position of the pattern center of the positional accuracy measurement pattern are arranged on the same...
06/08/2004
6324767Sight level
A level formed of a flat card that has a series of register marks that are printed on it. The register marks are designed to fit square on the rectangular card. The primary marks are positioned at the two ends of the card. When looking at the register mar...
12/04/2001
5653034Reflex sighting device for day and night sighting
A reflex sighting device for day and night sighting including a light collector assembly for providing illumination for a reticle pattern for sighting and having a fiber optic light collector section defined by an optical fiber arranged to receive ambient...
08/05/1997
5065520Reticule device for a fire sighting scope
The present invention discloses a reticule device for a fire sighting scope. According to the reticule device of the present invention, it is possible to lighten brightly the entire surface of a scale facing an eyepiece by illuminating light thereto. A li...
11/19/1991
5060389Semiconductor device inspection template
A semiconductor device inspection template for use in visual inspection of semiconductor die or packages includes a selectively patterned transparent film mounted in a sleeve adapted for rapid placement and removal from an optical inspection instrument's ...
10/29/1991
5025564Sight viewing apparatus
A viewing and sighting apparatus is disclosed in its preferred form utilizing a self-luminous lighting material marked on and within clear see-through lenses and may be provided with an electronically lit light source. The sighting device is characterized...
06/25/1991
4907882Surveying instrument for automatically taking measurements
The surveying instrument contains a component part (1) for the optical imaging of a target and a camera (2) for the electronic acquisition of the image produced in the optical instrument part. A reference mark (20) is located in the optical part (1) of th...
03/13/1990
4395096Variable magnification telescopic sight having reticle centering mount
A telescopic sight for a rifle or an optical instrument is described having an improved reticle centering mount apparatus. A reticle centering sleeve is provided around a reticle mounting ring mounted within an outer housing tube containing erector lenses...
07/26/1983
4380876Reticle and method of making the same
The reticle is composed of two adjacent parts, each of which comprises a circular periphery with one cross hair extending across the circular periphery. The cross hair on one part is disposed at a 90° angle with respect to the cross hair on the other par...
04/26/1983
4359282Optical measuring method and apparatus
A method and apparatus for measuring vertical surface variations of a specimen is disclosed wherein the specimen is mounted in movable relation to an objective lens assembly, a reticule being arranged at a focal plane of the objective lens assembly, movem...
11/16/1982
4263719Optical sighting devices
An optical device for use as a gunsight, telescope or viewfinder is disclosed, the device being capable of indicating the distance of the target from the user. This is accomplished by a reticle in, or associated with, the sighting device, the reticle bein...
04/28/1981
4232449Bore sighting apparatus
The bore sighting apparatus or alignment device is comprised of a two-part ring hinged together and provided with a clamp for securing the ring on the muzzle of a howitzer. A pair of hinged witness sights are provided on the ring and a pair of arms extend...
11/11/1980
4205916Artillery collimator symbol plate
A symbol plate for an artillery collimator and an artillery gun sight has a vertical center line across the plate and symbols arranged in a row symmetrically in relation to the center line. The symbols are formed of digits which are arranged to indicate n...
06/03/1980
4178404Immersed reticle
A low reflectance reticle immersed in optical cement between transparent strates. A copper reticle is vacuum deposited upon one transparent substrate and chemically treated to produce anti-reflectance properties. The reticle and substrate to which it is ...
12/11/1979
4033046Riflescope reticle
This invention relates to a reticle for riflescopes and the like having crossed filaments defining the aiming reference, the center sections of such wires being flattened in a direction parallel to the viewing axis....
07/05/1977
3999301Reticle-lens system
A method of producing an optical reticle and the reticle produced thereby. thin layer of aluminum is deposited on the face of a sapphire substrate and a reticle pattern is chemically etched therein. The system is then exposed to air at an elevated tempera...
12/28/1976
3942896Measuring magnifier with special reticle
A measuring device to determine whether the width of a printed bar falls within prescribed tolerances has a sleeve with a magnifying lens at one end and a reticle at the other end. The reticle is inscribed with indicia for providing an immediate visual in...
03/09/1976
 
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